Tears
/tiːɹz/
noun
verb
- To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
"He tore his coat on the nail."
- To injure as if by pulling apart.
"He has a torn ligament."
- To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
"He was torn by conflicting emotions."
- To make (an opening) with force or energy.
"A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."
- (often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
"Tear the coupon out of the newspaper."
noun
- A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
"Ryan wiped the tear from the paper he was crying on."
- Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as of some balsams or resins.
- (glass manufacture) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.
- That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "tears" and rearranging:
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Tears"
Tears is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tears" can be rearranged to form 5 other valid words.
Using "Tears" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tears" is a low-scoring word.